By CAMERON BOON WEBSTER, NY -- The most hits in a game Armando Valentin (Benedict) has had all season coming into Tuesday night’s affair with the Geneva Twins was three. His game-high for RBI in a game was two. Valentin broke the former and tied the latter with a 4-for-5 performance, driving in a pair of runs and delivering a huge 7-1 victory for his Rochester Ridgemen in … [Read more...] about Valentin’s big day leads Ridgemen past streaking Twins
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Taute sparks Ridgemen to “Holy Wars” victory
By CAMERON BOON WEBSTER, N.Y. -- In his first eight offensive appearances for the Rochester Ridgemen, Tyler Taute’s (MidAmerica Nazarene) stat line was a less than impressive 2-for-17 with two runs scored, one RBI and a pair of strikeouts. In the two games since then, he is 3-for-7 with four RBI and Sunday night he had two of those. Taute's two-run triple down the right … [Read more...] about Taute sparks Ridgemen to “Holy Wars” victory
Ridgemen, Oilers use big innings to split DH
By CAMERON BOON WEBSTER, N.Y. -- One big inning can set the stage for an entire game, and in this case, it was two big innings that gave the Rochester Ridgemen and Olean Oilers a split of their doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Basket Road Field. Olean scored four runs in the fifth inning of game one to take a 4-2 victory, then Rochester answered with a three-run third in … [Read more...] about Ridgemen, Oilers use big innings to split DH
Lang’s big day leads Power past Ridgemen
By CAMERON BOON WEBSTER, N.Y. -- Caleb Lang (Cairn) started hot at Basket Road Field and stayed hot, finishing with a season-high four RBI in a 8-3 Niagara Power victory over the Rochester Ridgemen in New York Collegiate Baseball League action Wednesday night. “I’m just trying to put good swings on the ball,” Lang said. He definitely did that, lacing a two-run triple … [Read more...] about Lang’s big day leads Power past Ridgemen
Carney’s homecoming propels Ridgemen past Power
By ANTHONY SAMBROTTO NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. -- It was quite a homecoming Tuesday night for Cameron Carney. Carney and the Rochester Ridgemen defeated the Niagara Power 4-2 in New York Collegiate Baseball League action at Sal Maglie Stadium. Carney (Tusculum College), a Niagara Falls native, hurled a complete game in his first appearance back in the Falls since 2011. The … [Read more...] about Carney’s homecoming propels Ridgemen past Power